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The wonders of walking
29th May 2020 | Community LifestyleCAROLYN Cuthbert and her husband Ian (Cuthy) have made the most of their time spent in lockdown by exploring the countryside around them. Having moved to Holmwood Crescent in summer 2017, Carolyn said: “We’ve just started walking since lockdown started…
Scottish producers at risk from farm bill
26th May 2020 | Farming and EnvironmentGovernment denies claims that cheap imports will flood into UK
Make an impact: volunteer
25th May 2020 | Other Reporters SportHelping out is a rewarding way to take and interest in a great variety of sports
Virus hardship funds are open for business
25th May 2020 | NewsEnterprise agency and councils are focusing on tailored support
Grand designs
22nd May 2020 | News SportThree potential options being considered
Government may ease lockdown next week
21st May 2020 | NewsLangholm businesses respond to news of fewer restrictions
Everything stops for tea
THE Jeffrey family of Henry Street, Langholm got into the…
Shankend aerial combat
By Bruce McCartney of Langholm THE article in the E&L…
Physio celebrates her patient’s full recovery
Langholm therapist will remember camaraderie and optimism
July date for town’s flood scheme order
More public engagement is planned over council’s £8m project
Town gets tested
THE coronavirus mobile testing unit will return to Langholm on…
Fears raised on spread of virus into Eskdale
UK government’s relaxation of restrictions causes confusion
Traditions kept alive
Bowling PAUL Mitchell has been elected president of the Langholm…
Drug capsule maker boosts clinical trials
Company’s Langholm owner: I feel it’s a worthwhile investment TWO…
Extra event support
DUMFRIESSHIRE MSP Oliver Mundell has called on the Scottish government…
Virus under control
Scottish Borders records no deaths in the first five days…
Heartfelt thanks
P4 pupils send letters to our key workers THE children…
“Bomber” makes it to Dream Team
ROBIN “Bomber” Hislop has been named in The Rugby Paper’s…
Moor crowdfunder kicks off with £100k
7th May 2020 | NewsCommunity buy-out appeals to the public to help raise £3m
Windfarm company take on MoD in court
1st May 2020 | NewsPetition on seismic budget allocation will go to judicial review A DEVELOPER of commercial windfarms, which applied for planning permission for a windfarm within the consultation zone of the Eskdalemuir seismological monitoring station, has succeeded in petitioning a court for…
What a boring survey
1st May 2020 | NewsANOTHER Clap for Carers is coming up tonight. It’s strangely emotional, a sincere and deeply-felt expression of gratitude and solidarity for NHS and all care workers.It gets bigger and noisier in Langholm every week. As well as the message it…
A look around at life in lockdown
1st May 2020 | Community News“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season…
Kitchen is dumped and set on fire
1st May 2020 | Farming and Environment NewsA COMPLETE kitchen has been dumped and set on fire near Newcastleton.Police are appealing for information after the incident near Whitropefoot on Thursday, April 16 between 12.30pm and 2.30pm. Officers want to speak to the driver of a white Ford…
Petition calls for Day to reinstate workers
1st May 2020 | NewsStaff made redundant should be furloughed, say MSP and MP A PETITION has been launched in Fife urging billionaire businessman Philip Day to furlough staff ditched just before coronavirus lockdown.Mr Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group has refused to re-employ and…
Don't abuse the site
AS THE lockdown continues, it is understandable that everyone is…
Big benefits for community
Many groups in the area receive funding from the Ewe…
Rural testing pledge
NHS to expand its service into hot-spots in rural communities…
Tributes to Scott
A lovely, humble, young friend to many THE people of…
Nature wins in £6m sale of special moor
A PRICE tag of £6m has been put on more…
Bags of love for the NHS
A LABOUR of love to support NHS workers has sewing…
McArthur’s visit still on the cards
Athletics COMMONWEALTH Games athlete Holly McArthur will keep her date…
Gardening is good for you
A catch-up with E&L gardening columnist Helen Knowles GARDENING is good…
Kevin’s a Yorkshire driving force
A FORMER Langholm primary school pupil is doing his bit…
Couple’s wedding is put on hold by virus
Langholm bride and groom will have to wait to make…
Farmers count on their resident birds
SIXTY farmers in Scotland recorded 81 species on 81,362 acres…
MSP supports EWM redundant workers
Willie Rennie has appealed to Philip Day to reverse the…
£83,000 for Eskdale
24th April 2020 | Community NewsNEARLY £83,000 is being pumped into Eskdale’s economy through the latest round of funding from the Ewe Hill 16 windfarm community benefit fund.The Buccleuch Centre has received £11,250 to employ a marketing and programming support co-ordinator for two years.The Langholm…
100 not out for Jean
24th April 2020 | Community NewsCENTENARIAN Jean McKie celebrated her 100th birthday on Monday with a greeting from Her Majesty the Queen and an impromptu social distancing garden party at her Canonbie home.Piper Jock Irving played a medley of Scottish tunes, and Jean’s cousin Tom…
No pause on flood scheme disappoints
24th April 2020 | NewsTHE council team in charge of developing Langholm’s flood protection scheme has squashed a rumour that the project is on hold for six months.Work will continue as planned, despite Dumfries and Galloway Council putting so much of its resources into…
Action on south
24th April 2020 | NewsTeam SOS is ready to support businesses WORKING as one team to support businesses and communities in southern Scotland is the top priority of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders Councils and the new South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE).That’s the…
Jobs at risk at mill after orders dry up
23rd April 2020 | NewsMOST of the 16 employees at Drove Weaving in Langholm are at risk of redundancy, it has been revealed. Lochcarron of Scotland has announced that Drove Weaving will enter into a period of consultation to consider the cessation of all…
EWM cancels orders with Asian suppliers
21st April 2020 | NewsMillions of pounds worth of lost business has been catastrophic EDINBURGH Woollen Mill is among a number of British retailers to have collectively cancelled £1.4bn and suspended another £1bn of orders from Bangladesh.More than a million Bangaldeshi garment workers have…
Be responsible on walks on farmland
AN APPEAL has been issued to the public, particularly dog…
Hartleys keep calm and canter on during crisis
Equestrian UNTIL a few weeks ago the Hartley family were…
“Bomber” command
Rugby PROFESSIONAL rugby player Robin “Bomber” Hislop has secured his…
European connections
by Freya McCallof Langholm I CONTACTED Lea Moyon, a French…
Boost for flood victims
FORTY households in Newcastleton, hit by floods during Storm Dennis…
Langholmite in lockdown
By Ken Turk WE ARE now into our fourth week…
Nurse catches virus from hospital patient
Langholm woman had sore throat, cough and was short of…
Eggs-actly what’s needed
THE Easter Bunny did not let down the children of…
Langholm gets £60k boost for shopfronts
A TOWN centre improvement scheme, which provides half of the…
On the frontline
Paramedic is committed to the service ONG-SERVING paramedic Hazel Jeffrey…
Full support promised after exams cancelled
Headteacher pledges that no exam pupil will be disadvantaged. NO…
